Fish ID - caught and released close to monkey Mia

 I think it is a baby coral trout but never seen one near monkey Mia.

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 It took a 40gm pirate jig

Mon, 2014-04-14 18:53

 It took a 40gm pirate jig almost its own size.  Bottom jaw protruded past its top jaw, distinctive dorsal fin, bulbous eyes and blue marking between the eyes.

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looks like

Mon, 2014-04-14 18:58

looks like a baby sgt baker

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 The photo taken by the wife

Mon, 2014-04-14 19:00

 The photo taken by the wife isnt that great.... 

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 Looks like what we have

Mon, 2014-04-14 19:02

 Looks like what we have always called lizard fish aggressive little suckers hit lures almost bigger that them

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Grinner

Mon, 2014-04-14 19:05

 Heaps of them up there

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 Dont think so, we caught

Mon, 2014-04-14 19:12

 Dont think so, we caught plently of those today as well.   A different fish I reckon.  Different colour, different jaw line.  

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Lizard

Mon, 2014-04-14 21:05

Look more like an Indian Lizard fish

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 Lizard fish. Heaps of them

Mon, 2014-04-14 21:11

 Lizard fish. Heaps of them in some areas. They are so agressive they will hit diving lures bigger than them. Not big enough to pull drag they just stop the lure from working properly.

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+1

Tue, 2014-04-15 05:40

 Yup

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Pinkbanded Grubfish

Tue, 2014-04-15 08:38

What a terrible photo for ID!  For my money, a lizard should have an obviously forked tail not just the extended filaments on the tail.

I think this is a Pinkbanded Grubfish Parapercis nebulosa.  It is common on trawling grounds across the NW, including Shark Bay.  Not often caught on a hook though.

 

Did it look like this?

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 Yes thats the one.  And my

Tue, 2014-04-15 08:46

 Yes thats the one.  And my photographer wife says, "pfttt!"....  but I agree with you it was a terrible photo.    Thank you for the input.  I was always hopeful that in years to come I could catch a big fat coral trout near monkey mia....  alas maybe not.

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